Chapter 898: Wishful Thinking

Qin Feng's idea is that since CPU speed-up or architecture replacement cannot have immediate results, it can be integrated.

Nowadays, the CPU is just a CPU, which is only responsible for calculation and does not care about the rest.

But in the future, the CPU will integrate the functions of the GPU, and the CPU itself will have certain GPU capabilities. It's no worse than some entry-level graphics cards, and even a little stronger.

That way, not only will the performance be better than a single CPU plus an ordinary graphics card, but the price will also be cheaper.

This is very consistent with Qin Feng's low-price sales strategy.

The only one who agreed with Qin Feng's needs was, needless to say, the best target - NVIDIA.

Nvidia is the famous N card in later generations. In later generations, there were A cards and N cards.

Undoubtedly, N card is ahead of A card in all aspects. It’s just that after the cooperation between A card and AMD, there is a so-called spider effect, that is, AMD hardware is used, and there will be a certain bonus.

In Qin Feng's opinion, this is nothing more than an optimization of the driver, and in fact, the bonus effect is limited.

Now, Nvidia has not been established for long. If you happen to have this money in hand, maybe you can do something.

However, when Qin Feng checked the information, he found that this matter was really tricky.

The reason is simple. It has just cooperated with Microsoft to launch the DirectX6.0 version.

Needless to say, DirectX is a multimedia programming interface created by Microsoft. Anyone who uses a computer knows that it is. It is implemented in C++ programming language and follows COM.

Simply put, DirectX allows games or multimedia programs based on Windows to achieve higher execution efficiency, enhance 3D graphics and sound effects, and provide designers with a common hardware driver standard, so that game developers do not have to adapt to each brand. Writing different drivers for different hardware also reduces the complexity for users to install and set up hardware.

The two parties have just cooperated, and Microsoft and Intel have a very close relationship. If I cooperate with Nvidia, will the other party agree?

After thinking about it, Qin Feng still tried to contact NVIDIA.

I have to say that in this era, Baodao people are very powerful.

Before this, Jerry Yang of Yahoo was from Baodao. One of the founders of NVIDIA, Jen-Hsun Huang, is also from Baodao.

The last time, working with Jerry Yang, Qin Feng got 10% of Yahoo's shares as he wished.

But this time, after Huang Renxun learned about Qin Feng's intention, he refused directly without giving any chance to bargain.

"Mr. Qin, we welcome cooperation. But this kind of cooperation is exempt. We, NVIDIA and Microsoft, are just normal cooperative relations." Huang Renxun said with a smile.

Obviously, this is a mockery of Qin Feng. A company as powerful as Microsoft has a mutually beneficial partnership with us. You, Qin Feng, are so virtuous and capable that you want to acquire us.

Qin Feng bared his teeth. This insinuation really made people feel pained.

Not only was the intention met with ridicule, Huang also informed Microsoft of the incident.

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This is also reciprocating a favor. Knowing the confrontation between Qin Feng and Intel, Nvidia, as a Microsoft partner, needs to inform Microsoft of the movements of its other partner's competitor.

Microsoft naturally informed Intel directly.

After Intel learned about it, its president Grove frowned, endured physical discomfort, and convened the board of directors.

"Grove, if you don't go for surgery and recuperation, why are you still managing the company?" Many directors asked with concern.

Grove plans to step down as president of Intel because he has prostate cancer and has been suffering from Parkinson's disease. Moreover, the company has already identified a successor: Craig Barrett.

However, Grove is known as Intel's most successful president. Without Grove, Intel would not be what it is today. Therefore, although he needed to take a vacation due to illness, the board of directors still reserved his seat on the board of directors and certain rights. I hope he can continue to pay attention to the company. Provide help to the company when appropriate.

"I just received news from Microsoft that Qin Feng wants to cooperate with Nvidia. It is an acquisition-style cooperation!" Grove endured the pain in his body and said, "We must treat this matter with caution!"

Qin Feng wants to acquire Nvidia?

Many directors looked at each other, what does this have to do with the CPU battle?

Nvidia makes graphics processors, and the businesses of both parties are not adjacent to each other.

Qin Feng's acquisition may be just to expand the market. In other words, he decided that he could not compete with Intel in the CPU market, so he wanted to regain some face in the graphics market.

But this still cannot shake Intel's position.

"Don't underestimate this Chinese guy. He is definitely not just moving to the graphics market. I think he may be..." Grove suddenly covered his abdomen and collapsed on the seat.

"Hurry, ambulance!" everyone exclaimed.

Soon, Intel directly called for a helicopter rescue and sent him directly to the hospital.

This is a sign of prostate cancer.

After some emergency rescue, the dangerous period was finally over.

"It seems I have to take a vacation. Where is Barrett? I have something to tell him." Grove said weakly.

"Groff, if you have anything to say, please rest first! Your health is important!" Barrett said worriedly.

"I'm afraid I won't have the energy to think about these things in the near future, so while I still have the energy, I'll tell you two things!" Grove said.

"President, please speak!" Barrett held Grove's hand.

"The first thing is that Qin Feng's move is definitely not simple. I guess he should have an idea, that is, to integrate the graphics processor into the CPU to make up for the lack of innate floating-point computing power of his CPU. That's why he thought To acquire Nvidia. Remember, don’t let it succeed!” Grove said this and took a long breath.

Barrett exclaimed, but this is difficult to do. Of course, Grove was in such serious condition at the moment that he would not refute.

“The second thing is that they say I am the best president of Intel, but the biggest mistake I made in my career as president of Intel was to rely too much on Microsoft, which caused Microsoft to grow from a small company to the towering tree it is today! Grove smiled bitterly, "Although we have cooperation with him, you must remember that this cooperation is not strong. If the relationship between the two parties is not equal, then cooperation is not cooperation."

At this point, Grove had no strength left, slowly closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Barrett took a deep breath and slowly exited the ward.

Subsequently, he officially took office as Intel president and explained the two things Grove said at the meeting.

"Everyone, these are the two things President Grove told me. What do you think?" Barrett was extremely humble when he first took office.

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